Foreword by the Deputy Dean
(Research, Innovation, Community and Network )
Advanced Informatics School,
UTM Kuala Lumpur.
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PROF. DR. SUHAIMI IBRAHIM
Deputy Dean
(Research, Innovation, Community and Network)
Advanced Informatics School
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
In the current trend of digital technology and knowledge sharing, the demand for research and innovation is crucially important. The emerging needs for advances in computer and informatics are anticipated through seminars and research activities. In conjunction with this primary target, a knowledge sharing platform such as PARIS 2016 is highly appreciated as it provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to communicate, explore, and disseminate their cutting-edge research outputs. PARIS 2016 is the fourth seminar held as an annual event organized by UTM AIS to support the current needs of ICT technologies especially in the field of software engineering, informatics assurance, computer systems and management informatics. UTM, as a research university has put an emphasis on the importance of research and publication through internal and external funding, collaboration, and networking with industries. With the current support of UTM research and innovation initiatives to bring efforts at the faculty level, this event can be seen as a research catalyst and enabler. The postgraduate students and supervisors can leverage on the existence of this event to highlight and improve their research output and its quality prior to writing to higher impact journals. Researchers at the same time can enlighten and share their impactful research outcomes with professionals, practitioners, and individuals in an effort to make the society more sustainable and knowledgeable. In response to national MYRA audit commitment, this seminar will hopefully emerge further benefits into creating potential patents, copyrights, and further collaboration with industry. It is hoped that all researchers and academicians especially those research students of Master and PhD can make full use of this opportunity to participate in the event in an effort to strengthen their research work.